| PLASTERED | Attacked them heavily but then smoothed things over (9) |
| ASSAULTED | Attacked them for terrible duets, alas |
| IRONED | First person getting to individual in middle of street smoothed things over (6) |
| SANDED | Smoothed things over using rough means (6) |
| CASCA | Conspirator coming down heavily but noiselessly |
| PAN | Criticise heavily, but with no real suggestion of a roasting |
| ENERVATED | Honoured but then leader drops to fifth position, tired ... (9) |
| NONEOTHER | What a tinny note! But then he's just a nobody! (9) |
| NONENTITY | What a tinny note! But then he's just a nobody! (9) |
| TREATMENT | Nature does it but then we go and build ... plants or works..(9) |
| AMMANFORD | My mum initially lived with a man in Forda, but then they split up and she moved to a village near Cross Hands (9) |
| ABDICATES | Put a sailor with a degree in charge at two hands, but then stands down (9) |
| FACESAVER | Standing guard? Brave, but then runs |
| BUNDLEDUP | Made into a roll, but then dropped bun into a puddle! (7,2) |
| YESTERDAY | Song by prog rock band rated 'weird', but then, at last, 'revolutionary' |
| TOMENTION | "Regrets, I've had a few; But then again, too few ...; I did what I had to do; And saw it through wi |
| EVENED | The couple smoothed things out |
| HIGHTAILED | Over-excited characters were lagging behind, but then hurried off at speed (10) |
| PAULEDDINGTON | Hacker on TV is saint, but then lock doesn't open (4,9) |
| DICTUM | Seemed unable to speak, briefly, after first three ciders over there, but then made a solemn pronouncement |
